Android dual SIM handsets - recommendations and reviews

inquisitor · *Last edited by inquisitor; 08-09-2013 at 15:53..*

Hello world,

I'd been interested in buying a dual SIM Android handset for quite a while but since most of them were of low quality or had subpar specs, I hesitated until recently when I ordered a Zopo C2/ZP980 (32GB ROM/2GB RAM version).
The only downside of the Zopo C2/ZP980 for me is its UMTS support which is limited to 850 and 2100MHz, a pretty pointless combination of frequencies as these occur together only in very few markets (afaik Australia, New Zealand, Thailand).

As you guys probably consider buying a dual SIM handset, too, here's my personal list of interesting devices:

Zopo C2/ZP980
The Zopo ZP980 and C2 share identical hardware, but the later comes with Alyiun OS, a Chinese fork-off of Android, preinstalled which makes it slightly cheaper due to subsidies
+ 5" 1080p IPS screen
+ MTK6589(T) quadcore CPU with up to 1.5 GHz (other versions come with 1.2 GHz)
+ up to 2GB RAM/32 GB ROM (other versions come with 1GB/16GB or 1GB/4GB)
+ microSD slot
+ neat iPhonish design
+ UMTS support for both SIM cards
+ changeable battery
- limited UMTS frequencies and odd frequency combination (850 & 2100 MHz)
Huawei G700
+ 5" 720p display
+ Cortex-A7 quadcore CPU
+ 2GB RAM
+ 8 or 16GB internal storage
+ microSD slot
+ changeable battery
+ high battery capacity (2150mAh)
+ cheap (~ € 240)
- UMTS support only for SIM1
- only dualband UMTS (900/2100 MHz)
- only triband GSM support (900/1800/1900 MHz)
ZTE Blade C V807
+ cheap (~ € 90)
+ changeable battery
- no front-facing camera
- no magnetometer (electronic compass)
- only dualband UMTS (900/2100 MHz)
- only triband GSM support (900/1800/1900 MHz)
- generally low specs
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini DuoS (I9192)
+ 4.3" qHD sAMOLED display
+ quadband UMTS support (850/900/1900/2100 MHz)
+ microSD slot
+ GLONASS support
- expensive (~ € 380)
- battery not changeable
- low battery capacity (1900mAh)

I appreciate your thoughts and recommendations on these and further Android dual SIM handsets.

Cheers

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inquisitor (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,399 Join Date: 15 Nov 2006 Country:	Android dual SIM handsets - recommendations and reviews - 08-09-2013, 15:32 Hello world, I'd been interested in buying a dual SIM Android handset for quite a while but since most of them were of low quality or had subpar specs, I hesitated until recently when I ordered a Zopo C2/ZP980 (32GB ROM/2GB RAM version). The only downside of the Zopo C2/ZP980 for me is its UMTS support which is limited to 850 and 2100MHz, a pretty pointless combination of frequencies as these occur together only in very few markets (afaik Australia, New Zealand, Thailand). As you guys probably consider buying a dual SIM handset, too, here's my personal list of interesting devices: Zopo C2/ZP980 The Zopo ZP980 and C2 share identical hardware, but the later comes with Alyiun OS, a Chinese fork-off of Android, preinstalled which makes it slightly cheaper due to subsidies + 5" 1080p IPS screen + MTK6589(T) quadcore CPU with up to 1.5 GHz (other versions come with 1.2 GHz) + up to 2GB RAM/32 GB ROM (other versions come with 1GB/16GB or 1GB/4GB) + microSD slot + neat iPhonish design + UMTS support for both SIM cards + changeable battery - limited UMTS frequencies and odd frequency combination (850 & 2100 MHz) Huawei G700 + 5" 720p display + Cortex-A7 quadcore CPU + 2GB RAM + 8 or 16GB internal storage + microSD slot + changeable battery + high battery capacity (2150mAh) + cheap (~ € 240) - UMTS support only for SIM1 - only dualband UMTS (900/2100 MHz) - only triband GSM support (900/1800/1900 MHz) ZTE Blade C V807 + cheap (~ € 90) + changeable battery - no front-facing camera - no magnetometer (electronic compass) - only dualband UMTS (900/2100 MHz) - only triband GSM support (900/1800/1900 MHz) - generally low specs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini DuoS (I9192) + 4.3" qHD sAMOLED display + quadband UMTS support (850/900/1900/2100 MHz) + microSD slot + GLONASS support - expensive (~ € 380) - battery not changeable - low battery capacity (1900mAh) I appreciate your thoughts and recommendations on these and further Android dual SIM handsets. Cheers terminals: Samsung: Galaxy S5 DuoS (G900FD); BLU: Win HD LTE; Nokia: 1200; Asus: Fonepad 7 ME372CG; Huawei data: E3372, Vodafone R201, K3765, E1762; postpaid: O2 on Business XL; prepaid: DE: Aldi Talk, Lidl; UK: 3; BG: MTel, vivacom; RU: MTS; RS: MTS; UAE: du Tourist SIM; INT'L: toggle mobile VoIP: sipgate.de (German DID); sipgate.co.uk (British DID); ukddi.com (British DID); sipcall.ch (Swiss DID); megafon.bg (Bulgarian DID); InterVoip.com Last edited by inquisitor; 08-09-2013 at 15:53..